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Holly Springs is a big small town of 6,704 people in Marshall County, Mississippi. It's about 37 miles from Memphis, TN. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $773 a month.
6,704people
$110kTypical home
$773/moRent
90° / 50°Summer / winter
2"Snow
238Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,704
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 525 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Memphis, TN
- 37 mi to Memphis, TN
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$691/mo)
- Median rent $773/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 68°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (199 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (294 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MEM airport
- 35 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 554 ft
- 291 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 268 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Marshall County: R+7 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk